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Quicktime VR panoramas of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, from photographer Peter McCready: One, two, three, four, five, and six. (Hat tip: Boing Boing.)
Oh, by the way, they fired up the Large Hadron Collider over there in Switzerfrance this morning, and the world didn’t end! CERN Press Release – First beam in the LHC. This was just a quick test, to show that the particle beams can be focused, shot around that 17-mile ...
LGF, Science, CERN, Supercollider, Hadron Collider, Particle Physics
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will be firing up soon, hopefully not destroying the fabric of space and time, and the CERN gang is bustin’ some rhymes, cuz it’s party time. [Video] (Hat tip: CJW.)
LGF, Science, CERN, Supercollider, Hadron Collider, Particle Physics, Video
The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider is about to begin testing, and here are some impressive photographs of this mega-machine at Boston.com: Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - Boston.com. (Hat tip: Killgore.)
LGF, Science, CERN, Supercollider, Hadron Collider, Particle Physics
I don’t know about you, but I’m going to sleep a little bit better tonight knowing that the scientists aren’t going to tear a hole in the fabric of the universe. Or maybe they’re just saying that. Europe’s CERN particle-physics lab has issued its long-awaited report on safety issues ...
LGF, Science, CERN, Supercollider, Hadron Collider, Particle Physics